Transformable garment



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TRANSFORMABLE GARMENT Filed Dec. 2:5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 E [:ENTOF:

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Y E N R O n A Patented Oct. 21, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOUISBOTHA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IRANSFORMABLE GARMENT Application filed December 23, 1929. Serial No.416,045.

This invention relates to convertible outer garments partaking of thenature of an overcoat and trousers combinedtherewith in a manner to beused at will.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a transtorinab'legarment particularly desirable for llOlSt'lTlCll, hunters. and othersexposed to out of door conditions, the arrangement of parts being suchas to protect the wearer against inclement weatheuwind storms,and severecold atmosphericdisturbances.

A further feature is in the provision of a transl'orinable garment,adapted to be worn in the usual manner, resembling an ordinary overcoat,or to encase the lower limbs as may be desired.

Another purpose is to produce a garment of convertible type which is ofsnnple and durable construction, particularly comfortable in service, ofattractive appearance, and whieh'can be manufactured at a moderate cost.

T hcse advantageous objects are accomplished by the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, constituting a material partof this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a front elevational view ofa garment constructed in accordance with the invention, in a partiallyopen position, the right trouser leg being open and the left closed. V

F igure2 is a rear View of the same garment.

Figure 3 is a partial side elevational view of the garment showing thecollar raised, the body turned inside out and folded as for packing, thetrousers being attached to a single support common to both.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing one of theelastic gores at the crotch, the section being taken on line 55 ofFigure 3.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a similar but modified garmentshown in a partially open position, the trousers being extended to formleggings, one open and the .other closed.

Figure 7 is a like view showing the coatwidely opened and both legsclosed.

Figure 8 is atransverse sectional View taken on line S8 of Figure 7.

liigure 9 is another transverse sectional view taken in a plane higherup and showing the trousers as folded-to one side and the leggingportions folded upwardly within the body of the coat.

Figure 10 is a perspective view ment as it appears in use.

The top coat illustrated may be tailored to any preferred design and theconstruction material selected to best serve itspurpose; preferably theback 10 has an inverted box plait 11 centrally of its width to extendfrom a plane below the shoulders 12 to the waist, where a short partialbelt 13 is attached at its outer ends and connected at its inner ends byany opposed fasteners.

Extending from the lower edge 14 of the garment is a slit l5 reaching tothe lower end of the plait 11, the edges of the slit being normally incontact, as'seen inFigures 2 and 4.

of the gar- The front portions of the garment 17 extend in the usualmanner around the sides from the back 10 and may be provided withfasteners, as the buttons 18 and button holes 19.

Extending from the upper front ends of the sides 17 are revertedelements 20 blending into a collar 21, and set in the shoulders aresleeves 22 as usual.

Permanently attached to the edges of the slit 15, or formed integrallywith them, are

flaps 16 having upwardly extending tabs 23,

provided at their extremities with button holes 28 to engage buttons 29fixed on the inner surface of the back of the coat, as best seen inFigure 1, in which position a crotch X appears.

Secured to the outer edges of the flaps 16 are strips of hooklessfasteners 24 to engage with matching strips 25 on the inside lapels ofthe sides 17 inwardly of their edges, runners 26 effecting closure orrelease at will.

When the trousers are not required for use, the elements 16 may bedetached from the fasteners and one folded over upon the other as seenin Figure 3.

In the crotch X of the garment atthe junction between the leg elements16, the material is gathered at its edges to form loose accordian-likefolds 16' capable of spreading and stitched at the ends of the gatheredportions is a strip 30 of elastic material permitting the fabric toaccommodate the posture and movements of the wearer by expansicn of thefolds, thereby'securing a comfortable fit.

In the modification seen in Figures 6 to 10 inclusive, the same coatbody appears provided with its several usual features.

The trouser elements are however varied from those previously shown andwill be seen to consist of opposing elements 31 and 32 having integrallyformed therewith, and extending downwardly therefrom the opposinglegging portions 31 and 32. The elements 31 and 32 are joined togetheralong the crotch X to the rear of the upper portion of the slit. wherethe rear edges of the elements 81 and 32 are stitched or joined to theedges of the slit, as at- 33, and extend downwardly to a plane near thebottom of the slit and thence laterally as at 33 along the rear flaps ofthe coat to the sides thereof.

Hookless fasteners 36 fixed on the inside of the coat along its side areadapted to engage the mating fasteners 36; the fasteners extend onlyalong the trouser portions 31 and 32 and serve to engage the edges ofthe trouser portions with the sides of the coat.

Another row of hookless fasteners 37 extend downwardly along the edgesof the leggings 31 and 32 from the inside of the coat along the sidethereof and are adapted to engage the mating fasteners 87 which whenjoined form the legging portions 31 and 32.

The lower extremity of the leggings are formed with ankle bands 38having button holes at the ends.

Buttons 34 and 35 serve to hold the belt flaps 34 and 35 in positionduring use.

When the trouser and leggings are not desired they can be folded andconcealed within the flaps of the coat. The description of the manner offolding can be easily seen in Figures 6 and 7.

First the hookless fasteners are all opened and the belt flaps 34 and35' are unbuttoned thereby permitting the trousers and legging elementsto be folded to one side of the coat with the trouser portions 31 and 32in juxta position and buttoned as at 39 or 39' the right or left side asshown in Figure 6. This leaves the legging portions extended below thebottom of the coat the portion 31 substantially fiat and the portion 32doubled over with three button holes of the ankle bands in juxtapositionon one side and one on the other, which may be folded upward along theline 40 and secured to buttons 41 and 41.

While certain preferred embodiments of this device have been shown anddescribed, it will be understood that changes in the form, arrangements,proportions, sizes and details thereof may be made without departingfrom the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A convertible garment comprising a body fully open at the front andbifurcated at the back from its bottom edge upward to approximately thewaist, interior facings at the open front margins having strips ofhookless fasteners, corresponding strips on the inner edges of thebifurcated back portion of the skirt, means for detachably engaging saidstrips, tabs on the upper ends of the bifurcated portions, means forsecuring said tabs on one side of the body when in one position and onopposite sides of the body when in another position, and an elasticmember attached at the top edges of said bifurcated portions to hold thetop edges gathered into vertical folds to allow stretching of the crotchupon bending of a person wearing the garment, and for automaticallyproviding ventilating air passages to the crotch when said edges are inloose condition and between said folds and elastic member.

2. In an outer garment, a back portion extending substantially to theknees and provided with a slit from the lower edge to the waist, a frontportion connected at the sides with said back portion and consisting oftwo separate sections adapted to be secured together, a pair of trouserleg sections each connected with one of the edges of the slit andextendible between the lower limbs, means for attaching the free edgesof said leg sections to said front portion so as to include trouser legstogether with said back and front portions, means for attaching said legsections flat against the inside face of the back and front portions soas to provide a garment without legs, and means on the crotch of saidtrouser leg sections to hold said top edges gathered with vertical foldsfor allowing stretch of the crotch upon bending of the body of a personwearing the garment, and for automatically providing ventilating airpassages to the crotch when in drawn condition of said edges and betweensaid folds and elastic member.

3. A convertible garment comprising a body normally open at the frontthroughout its entire length and at the back from the waist to itsbottom, the rear marginal side edges being disposable between the legsof a wearer, means for detachably connecting the extreme forward edgesof said side elements to said body adjacent its front edges therebyconstituting a pair of legs, and an elastic secured while under tensiononto and between spaced points on the upper edges of said portlons so asto hold the same gathered into a series of vertical folds ermittingstretching and providing ventilation in the crotch thus a formed.

In testimony iwhereof I afiix m signature.

- LOUIS OTHA.

